Throughout the last several decades, sea level rise has become an issue that is affecting many areas around the world. According to National Geographic (n.d.), “Scientific research indicates sea levels worldwide have been rising at a rate of 0.14 inches per year since the early 1990s. The trend, linked to global warming, puts thousands of coastal cities… and even whole islands at risk of being claimed by the ocean”. The three main factors that have been causing this global sea level rise are the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers, the loss of ice from Antarctica and Greenland, and thermal expansion. Consequently, as the Earth is being warmed by global warming, the oceans are expanding and ultimately contributing to sea level rise. It has
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For example, the Our Coast Our Future project (OCOF) is working to identify future inundation areas on the Marin shoreline. The organization’s plan is to prepare strategies that will protect the area and anticipate changes (OCOF, n.d.). OCOF has also created a series of maps that show the potential inundation of Marin areas. Another restoration organization is C-SMART: Collaborating on Sea-Level: Marin Adaptation Response Team. The program is working to understand the changes of sea level rise and figure out ways to adapt to it and creating a strategic action plan for the future (Crawford, n.d.). Programs like these are essential for the survival of coastal regions like the Bay Area. For that reason, it is important that more funding be given to these programs in order for them to further their operations and provide better strategies to combat the sea level …show more content…
If the rising persists at the rate that is being predicted by scientists, many Bay Area communities will be affected. It is estimated that by 2100, the oceans will rise over 5 feet (Crawford, n.d.). This will lead to devastating effects across the globe and in Marin County and will ultimately leave over 30,000 people without homes and over $6 million in damages (Surging Seas, n.d.). Without a plan of action by groups like C-SMART or OCOF in the Bay Area, no changes will be made to adapt to the new growing situation that is sea level rise. For that reason, it is vital that more funding be put into action
For example, the Our Coast Our Future project (OCOF) is working to identify future inundation areas on the Marin shoreline. The organization’s plan is to prepare strategies that will protect the area and anticipate changes (OCOF, n.d.). OCOF has also created a series of maps that show the potential inundation of Marin areas. Another restoration organization is C-SMART: Collaborating on Sea-Level: Marin Adaptation Response Team. The program is working to understand the changes of sea level rise and figure out ways to adapt to it and creating a strategic action plan for the future (Crawford, n.d.). Programs like these are essential for the survival of coastal regions like the Bay Area. For that reason, it is important that more funding be given to these programs in order for them to further their operations and provide better strategies to combat the sea level …show more content…
If the rising persists at the rate that is being predicted by scientists, many Bay Area communities will be affected. It is estimated that by 2100, the oceans will rise over 5 feet (Crawford, n.d.). This will lead to devastating effects across the globe and in Marin County and will ultimately leave over 30,000 people without homes and over $6 million in damages (Surging Seas, n.d.). Without a plan of action by groups like C-SMART or OCOF in the Bay Area, no changes will be made to adapt to the new growing situation that is sea level rise. For that reason, it is vital that more funding be put into action